Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-13
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4 crooked stranges, WHO y known under .
number Of aliasoA was arrested In this city on
saturday night ~ O6iese Lsman. several
days aeo the man afrivsd In this city with .
woman. They stopped q the sorrei Horse
hoeeL wese King stres4 where they registered
- G. +. Althouse and wife, OF York. The
man informed the hotel proprietor and
others that he was horse dealer. On Sat.
urday evening he and the woman
were walking around town, when they
were observed by Robert Easton,
we'll known business man OF Wnlisnsport
who happened to be in the city. He at once
recognized the man - the one who had boon
operating in williamsport recently. 1t ap.
pesrs that the stranger while in that city pur.
chased q carload Of scrap iron OF MI Easton's
firm without paying for It Before he got
away with 1t his character was discovered.
Although Mr.. Easton did not want the man
himself he knew that he had beaten several
other parties In williamsport and the police
of that city were anxious for . look
| at his face. He told Officer Leman
| about the man and complaint on
the information received, was made before
Alderman Spurrier. Officer Leman kept
trace of the man and woman and dogged their
| footsteps until they returned to the Sorrel
Horse. Here the officer took the man into
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/ where he gave his name o. Z. b. Barlow.
| Word was at once telegraphed to the authori
ties at williamspoit Last evening telegram
was received by Chief OF Police Smith telling
him to hold the man. At 2:.7 this morning
| Chief OF Police Warren, of Williamsport
arrived In this city and at 6:27 left for home
taking the prisoner with him. The man
: | wanted there to answer two chargea In Ma.
he purchased watch and chain Of Sylveste
Mussins, q jewelry dealer Of that city, an
gave in payment . check which was found
be of no value - he had no money 10 bank
u He Is also charged with obtaining board G
II. 7. Ssllade, OF the City hotel, under falls
pretense.
1t is very difficult for any one to tell tn
is real name OF the accused, as he has given .
% many. 1t is said that 1t Is Engle although
u / he claims that 1t Is not He has been . deale
J in scrap iron, and one gentleman OF this cit.
: did business with him under the name Q
g Engle more than ten years ago He was II
U / trouble with q Columbia girl named Id
!, Baight in Philadelphia some years ago unde
the name OF Engle, and at that time he cam
i , in contact with Officer Leman, who n
membered Lim we'll He admits tbs
70 he is the man who was 10 that troubl
and that he then gave his name - Enkl'
When he purchased the watch in Wi
Transport he gave his name Is Henry Fishe
NJ Last week he bought q suit OF clothing
U U.e Myers & Rsthvon's and then said his nan
VI was Irwin Cline On his person, when q
NC rested, was found postal card, In regard
some scrap iron, which was addressed
IL Fitz Hugh Ashby. The accused says that
has an object In changing his name, but 1t
=, not because Of anything crooked. tt
81 woman who was with him did not accompsr
~ him back to Willismsport She complaint
u OF not feeling we'll and said she would Z
" main In Lancaster.